Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-03-17
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An orange train leaves over the South :
sln Pacific tonight.
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
nae and the Los Angeles and San Gabriel
valley line are now about twelve miles
nxart. They will probably connect on
tks San Dimas early in April.
M. George Liahtfoot, formerly OF old
Chester, in England. but for the past
Eve years . resident of South Pasadena,
has nearly completed his hotel in South
Pxsadena. He will open early in April.
A lady named Mrs. Slower was
knocked down by passing team yester-
d.v Afternoon at the corner Of Seco nd
ss,,d AnrinQ streets. She was taken to
,hsr home and found not to be badly in
iured. r
Four carloads of passengers of the
arest Ennis excursion that arrived on
Monday, left the train at El Psso and
took "Trip to the City Of Mexico. They
VIII be in Los Angeles the latter part
af nsxt week.
The grand excursion to San Bernar
dino leaves the new depot at $50
o'clock this morning. Tickets for the
round trip are 50 each, and are good fol
three days. Ben. Ward will have
charge Of the outfit. and this fact alone
insufss everybody pleasant trip.
Harry Taylor and Charles Clacque'
thX' sprinters, ran race yesterday after
noon at the end Of the Second-street ca
biz line. The race was 100 yards and
repeat. Taylor won the first heat in
.lOl.6. aud Clacque took the next tive
heats in l04 and l08. It is said that the
race was for purse OF SSOO.
Pile driving has been commenced on
the river front from First street south,
on the west bank of the Los Angeles
river to protect the land on which the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad
il to erect the freight. passenger and
roundhouse buildings. The levee will
soon be completed and the filling up to
grade will be rapidly accomplished.
Lieutenant Benjamin. of Angel
Island, was here yesterday looking
after two deserters from the United
States Army, named Cohn and Evans.
The men are wanted not only for de.
sertion. but on charge of embezzling a
portion of the goods Of the Government.
They were not found in this city. and
Lieutenant Benjamin left for San Diego,
where be hopes to bag his game.
DR.. W. w. Ross has gone to Sumner,
ON the line of the Southern Pacific Com
pany, for the purpose of vaccinating al
railway employees from that place to Los
Angeles. While waiting for the north
bound train yesterday the doctor occu-
MED his time in vaccinating the railway
men at the depot. He will return Oh
Friday, after completing the vaccina
tiou Of workmen on 420 miles OF rail way
Another new locomotive has beer
placed on the Los Angeles and San
Gabriel Valley Railroad, making now,
in all, five engines, all of which are
needed to conduct the freight and
messenger movement of that road. Two
more elegant new passenger coaches,
made for this road at Newark, Califor-
nis, have arrived and gone into service.
A cargo of 10000 ties has also arrived
for this road and will be used in extend
ing the track through the city OF Azusa.
A man named Sullivan was reported
to be dying in friendless and uncared
for condition last evening in a lodging
house on Los Angeles street. near First
He was in very low condition late last
night, and although the police had been
uotliied, ~ well as the Health Officer,
no action was taken. A number Of let
tiers and papers belonging to him were
wrapped up by the Mexicans who at
tempted to relieve him and await some
one In authority to take them in posses
sion.